Written by Laurie Niles
Published: November 20, 2015 at 9:16 PM [UTC]
But singing is still a part of our education, and it should remain an influence, when playing an instrument that sounds so much like the human voice. We can help our concept of just about any musical line by singing it, even if we are singing it badly!
Recently Los Angeles Philharmonic violinist Paul Stein mentioned in his blog about bow distribution that "teachers should ask the students to sing during lessons, even if the voice is not developed. Someone with a bad voice should be encouraged to sing something resembling the rhythm of the music. This helps create a connection between the origin of the music in the ear, and what goes in and comes out of the instrument."
I do agree that it's a good idea to make the effort to sing, and also to vocalize rhythms.
So can you sing? Do you sing well?
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Too many years of sinus colds have left me with an unreliable middle range, and croaky--but I'm still on pitch...just bucket quality now.
But I don't let that stop me. I sing all the time! In the car and in the shower! Or when my only audience are the family pets!
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